Jano stood on the balcony overlooking the city; below, a mob of angry citizens jostled for his attention. Some had lost land or property in the Drakel invasion, others were having their business or lives interrupted by the disrupted traffic through Drakel-controlled areas. Jano was not yet a target for their anger, but logic demanded that in time, lacking the ability to focus on the real source of their fury, they would target him instead. Jano sighed and withdrew from the window. "I have not even told them the news," Jano said to Cerin sadly. "A king shall return..." "Yes," Cerin hedged. "Likely."